Astoria Market to Hold Event Targeting Valentine’s Day Shoppers

Astoria Market

Jan. 21, 2018 By Tara Law

Residents will have the ability to shop for their sweethearts at a Pre-Valentine’s shopping event on Feb. 9 at the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden.

The Astoria Market, which was founded in 2010 by local handmade jewelry maker Diane Modric, is organizing the event that will feature about 40 vendors from Queens and beyond, who will offer crafts, baked goods, artwork and other handmade goods. Admission is free.

The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the hall, which is located at 29-19 24th Ave.

The NYC Ferry system is set to undergo a significant expansion in coming months, with the Astoria route, connecting the western Queens neighborhood to Wall Street, getting a new stop at the Brooklyn Navy Yard this spring.

A 24-year-old Brooklyn man who crashed his car on the BQE in 2017 and left a 25-year-old Astoria woman inside his burning vehicle to die was sentenced yesterday to four to 12 years in prison, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office.